1989 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1989 August–November 1989 December 2–16, 1989 Burke–Tarr StadiumJefferson City, TN Carson–Newman (5) The 1989 NAIA Division I football season was the 34th season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 20th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The season was played from August to November 1989 and culminated in the 1989 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1989 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 16, 1989 again at Burke–Tarr Stadium in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on the campus of Carson–Newman College.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 25, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Carson–Newman defeated 1989 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State in the Champion Bowl, 34–20, to win their fifth, and second consecutive, NAIA national title. It was the Eagles' fourth straight appearance in the Champion Bowl, going 2–1 in the previous two.1989 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1989_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 25, 2015 Conference realignment Membership changes Team 1988 conference 1989 conference All teams GLIAC (NAIA) GLIAC (NCAA D-II) Newberry South Atlantic Independent Wingate Independent South Atlantic Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Central ArkansasHarding 5–1NICMoorhead State (MN)5–1OklahomaNorthwestern Oklahoma StateSoutheastern Oklahoma State3–1RMACAdams State7–0South AtlanticCarson–Newman6–1WVIACWest Virginia TechConcord (WV)5–0–1 Rankings Final NAIA Division I poll rankings: Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 19) Points 1 1989 Adams State Indians Adams State (4) 8–1 237 2 Central State (OH) (4) 9–2 235 3 1989 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas (2) 9–1 231 4 Carson–Newman (3) 9–1 229 5 1989 Mesa State Mavericks Mesa State 9–1 209 6 1989 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State 9–1 197 7 1989 Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages Southeastern Oklahoma State 7–1–2 182 8 1989 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7–2–1 157 9 1989 Harding Bisons Harding 7–3 151 10 1989 West Virginia Tech Golden Bears West Virginia Tech 7–2–1 136 11 1989 Concord Mountain Lions Concord 7–2–1 126 12 1989 Northern State Wolves Northern State 8–2 119 13 1989 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Northwestern Oklahoma State 7–3 103 14 1989 Moorhead State Dragons Moorhead State 6–3 95 15 1989 Henderson State Reddies Henderson State 7–4 77 16 1989 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb 7–4 73 17 1989 Western New Mexico Mustangs Western New Mexico 7–4 62 18 1989 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas Tech 6–3 46 19 1989 Minnesota Morris Cougars Minnesota Morris 6–4 42 20 1989 Ouachita Baptist Tigers Ouachita Baptist 5–5 15 NAIA Division I Poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times/125411769/ El Paso Times El Paso, Texas Associated Press November 21, 1989 2C May 27, 2023 Newspapers.com Postseason QuarterfinalsDecember 2, 1989Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 9, 1989Campus sites 1989 Champion BowlDecember 16, 1989Jefferson City, TN 175 30 no   1989 Harding Bison Harding 9   1989 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State* 32   1989 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers NW Oklahoma State 22   1989 Adams State Grizzlies Adams State* 30   Central State (OH) 56   1989 Moorhead State Dragons Moorhead State* 7   Carson–Newman 51   1989 West Virginia Tech Golden Bears West Virginia Tech* 13   Emporia State 51   Adams State* 44   Central State (OH) 17   Carson–Newman* 20   Emporia State 20   Carson–Newman* 34 See also 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1989 NCAA Division II football season 1989 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship